Red eyes is the wild-type phenotype in Drosophila, and severaldifferent genes (with each gene existing in two or more alleles) affect eye color. One allele causes purple eyes, and a different allelecauses vermilion eyes. The purple and vermilion alleles are recessive to red eye color. Two types of crosses provided thefollowing data:Cross 1: Males with vermilion eyes × females with purple eyes354 offspring, all with red eyesCross 2: Males with purple eyes × females with vermilion eyes212 male offspring with vermilion eyes221 female offspring with red eyesExplain the pattern of inheritance based on these results. Whatadditional crosses might you make to confirm your hypothesis?

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Red eyes is the wild-type phenotype in Drosophila, and several
different genes (with each gene existing in two or more alleles) affect eye color. One allele causes purple eyes, and a different allele
causes vermilion eyes. The purple and vermilion alleles are recessive to red eye color. Two types of crosses provided the
following data:
Cross 1: Males with vermilion eyes × females with purple eyes
354 offspring, all with red eyes
Cross 2: Males with purple eyes × females with vermilion eyes
212 male offspring with vermilion eyes
221 female offspring with red eyes
Explain the pattern of inheritance based on these results. What
additional crosses might you make to confirm your hypothesis?

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